This site features a boldly red design with lots of great textured and typography.
The real hero of the design the os the photography. The beautiful photos really bring in that sense of professional design.

This site uses dramatic photography and impressive lighting effects to capture your attention.
The busy background made creating readable typography difficult but the designer handled the problem like a pro and has created a beautiful and readable page.

This site is an absolutely beautiful photography blog with an awesome collection of work and a brilliant layout.
The little graphical banners and the old-style typography really finish of the design and give it a classy feel.

This site design is an awesome combination of color, texture and photography.
Notice that the design is not just attractive but highly functional. The restaurant hours are placed right on the homepage because they are probably one of the main reasons people stop by the site.

This site features a really clean and professional design and plenty of high quality photography.
I really like the navigation area with the pop out hover effects. The lightly textured background is also a nice touch.

This site features awesomely unique illustrations that have a sort of fantastical feel to them.
The photography used in conjunction with the illustrations is perfect as well and the color scheme ties it all together nicely.

Photographer sites are best when the designer lets the photos speak for themselves by making them the largest element on the page.
This designer definitely got it right. The classy minimalist design really helps highlight the work o display.

Mcdonalds really stepped up to the plate with their most recent website design.
It is modern, clean, and uses superb food photography extensively. By ditching the clutter and letting the food be the hero, they really highlight their products well.

This site is a perfect example of how good photography is an easy and almost instant way to create classy design.
The dramatic photo does all the aesthetic heavy lifting along with some grungy and old style text to support the theme.

Great use of color and texture to create a background with a subtle hint of reality.
On a photography site you simply cannot go wrong with a large slideshow front and center. This one showcases her work very well and succeeds in grabbing your attention immediately.

A really nice photography portfolio design. The images at the top have an accordion-like animation when you hover over them.
I like the dark theme and noisy background, which goes really well with the minimal button style containing a single pixel stroke and slightly transparent fill.

This site features an excellent old time, grayscale look and feel with dramatic photography and minimalist design elements.
Only the homepage is featured above so be sure to stop by the site and click around to see the design style continued in different ways throughout the other pages on the site.